Engine 16 the newest truck in the fleet of the Oshkosh Fire Department. It is a combination heavy rescue and pumper truck.

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While it has energy-saving LED lights and enough nooks and crannies to fit all the gear needed for a combination fire engine and rescue truck, Engine 16, the city's newest fire truck, also has one thing other vehicles in the city's arsenal of firefighting vehicles doesn't.

Air conditioning.

"It's like riding in a Cadillac so far," said Jack Clark, an equipment operator who drives the truck. ...